Valentine craft for LMNOP blog

Did you know you can make great invisible ink from lemon juice? Armed with this new bit of knowledge I put my thinking cap on and came up with the idea that invisible ink + message in bottle = cool valentines day gift!

The invisible ink bit is easy…simply squeeze a lemon and use the juice to write a message on a piece of white paper. I don’t have a dip pen so just ended up using a q-tip (cotton bud).

Then you need to find a bottle to put the message in. I used an old vanilla extract bottle. I also stuffed in lots of multi-coloured hearts as you can see!

To reveal the message all you have to do is hold it up to a heat source (you can see the results in the image below). You can use a lightbulb, iron (no steam) or candle for example. PLEASE PLEASE be careful and don’t let the kids do this bit. I nearly flambéed a few pieces of paper on the stove top.

I love these coloured hearts almost as much as I love my hubby and took a zillion pictures!!

What a great idea to use this for valentines day. My hubby would never dream of putting something lovey dovey up on his wall at work but I can see him pinning something like this up. A secret message only he knows.
Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂

I hate to be one of those naysayers but isn’t iodine poisonous? I guess it depends on the solution but I’d read up on it before using it especially with kids. Love your colorful hearts in the bottle and the reminder about lemon juice being a great invisible ink. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks guys…thanks too Holly. Nice to see you here! I remember reading your list of new years resolutions and you said you wanted to make more things in rainbow. I’ve joined the rainbow club – I’m addicted!! haha!

I remember using lemon juice invisible ink to write secret messages to my bestfriend when I was a kid! We used feathers which were sharpened a little at the end to “write” with – which we thought was very old fashioned and classy! Thanks so much for making me remember this fabulous idea!

LOVE this idea!! Instead of using colored stock paper or pre-cut hearts, I collected old ticket stubs and playbills from places and things me and my honey have gone to, seen, and done, and cut small hearts out of those items that I saved and used those. Just a small way to make it a little more personal

Kate , it is just amaaaaaaaaaaazing :)) I will try o do this for my hubby this valentine for sure ! :)) H e will love it , I cam imagine shock on his face when 1st he will see empty paper but then :)) Just question , how you prepared the colored hearts ? ?)) I am newbie in this field :))

I forgot to tie up my paper message and it got caught in the bottle and we couldn’t get it out. It’s ruined 🙁 I had to tell him what was on the note instead of him getting to put it over a heat source because the paper is stuck. Don’t make that silly mistake like I did fellow crafters!

So cute! I was looking for an inexpensive gift my two little friends across the street–ages 5 and 7–could make for their mother for Valentine’s Day. What I really love about this is that I already have everything on hand to do this project. Talk about budget-friendly! I hope all of your readers have as much fun making this as I know we will. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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I absolutely love this idea! I’m almost 3 months pregnant so I’ve been searching for a fun way to tell my 7-yr old daughter that she’s going to be a big sister. We’re planning a Valentine’s Day party for her and this would be a perfect way to share the secret to her. Thanks for posting!

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